Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.

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History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.
Title Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in gimpressionist plugin via crafted preset file
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T12:38:52.056Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T08:09:01.599Z

Link: CVE-2026-97185

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T12:38:49.085Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T09:17:08.937

Modified: 2026-09-24T13:17:19.730

Link: CVE-2026-97185

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-97185 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:30:20Z

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